This man carries his shop on his shoulders; we see him here informing the dwellers in a narrow lane that he has brought to their doors the choicest grapes of the season." The fruit in the baskets does not look like grapes. The feather duster could be to deter flies. Both the pedlar and the boy have steadied themselves for the long exposure, the former discretely.
Cite this image as: John Thomson, "An itinerant fruit seller, Beijing", in Hong Kong Baptist University Library Art Collections, accessed 20/01/2026, https://bcc.lib.hkbu.edu.hk/artcollection/cim-l094.
